[Leica] Getting used to the M6, an image.

[kd7olf at xmission.com (Gerald Homeyer)]

Two things come to mind reading that and taking a look at the images. 
First off, that it's an incredible way to remove, or at least reduce the 
fear of shooting people.  Second, it's probably something I should do 
myself, since I do have a massive phobia shooting strangers.  I can't 
think of a day where I haven't thought to myself that at least one, if 
not more, interesting people would have made incredible shots, but can't 
get the nerve to even try to get the shot.

I can think of easier things to do, perhaps going to the dentist would 
be in that list...

Gerald

Dennis Painter wrote:
> Gerald,
> 
> Graham did a project you might find interesting. Photos are here:
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/Strangers/index.html
> But first you should read his comments, from the link on his homepage. They
> follow:
> 
> 36 Total Strangers
>              Very few of my shots have people in them and this
>              point was noted by Kyle Cassidy. I waffled some
>              excuse about British reserve and Kyle?s solution
>              was to set me a project where I had to get 36
>              shots (1 roll of film - remember film?) of total
>              strangers. The theory being that it would cure me
>              once and for all of my personal discomfort at the
>              prospect of sticking a camera in a strangers face.
>              He laid down some rules on equipment (no
>              telephoto lenses) and location (no parades) and
>              with these in mind I loaded a roll of film and set
>              out on the project. One roll of film proved to be a
>              little over optimistic and it took me eighteen
>              months to get all thirty six :-)